{
  "id": 4974054,
  "title": "Julia Louis-Dreyfus Admits She Was Never a ‘Friends’ Fan: ‘I’ve Seen Bits and Bobs’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/julia-louis-dreyfus-admits-she-was-never-a-friends-fan-ive-seen-bits",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T00:06:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/julia-louis-dreyfus-not-a-friends-fan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Julia Louis-Dreyfus revealed in an interview that she wasn't a fan of the popular sitcom \"Friends\" when it aired. The actress, who was starring in \"Seinfeld\" during the same time, explained that she had two children during that period and found balancing work and family to be a challenging task. Louis-Dreyfus, who played Elaine Benes on \"Seinfeld\" for five years before \"Friends\" premiered in 1994, mentioned that both shows shared the NBC network from 1994 to 1998. Although both sitcoms were set in New York City and had overlapping storylines, Louis-Dreyfus stated that they were not competitive. In a previous episode of the \"Friends Keep Secrets\" podcast, Louis-Dreyfus admitted to feeling envious of the female characters in \"Friends\" because they were given more sex appeal compared to her character Elaine. Louis-Dreyfus also praised \"Seinfeld\" co-creator Larry David for refusing to do crossover episodes with \"Friends,\" which the network had proposed, stating that Larry was not willing to participate.",
  "summary": "The \"Seinfeld\" star's comments come after previously revealing she wishes her Elaine character was \"sexy\" like Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox The post Julia Louis-Dreyfus Admits She Was Never a ‘Friends’ Fan: ‘I’ve Seen Bits and Bobs’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}